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	Praetorian Guard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Praetorian Guard of Caesar Augustus - 1st century A.D. Depicted in a marble bas-relief.
		In 41 Caligula was killed by conspirators from the senatorial class and from the Guard.
		The final act of the Praetorians in imperial history started in 306, when Maxentius, son of the retired emperor Maximian, was passed over as a successor: the troops took matters into their own hands and elevated him to the position of emperor in Italy on October 28.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pretorian_guard (2047 words)

	Wikipedia: Otho
		Desperate as was the state of his finances, thanks to his previous extravagance, he found money to purchase the services of some twenty three soldiers of the Pretorian guard.
		Otho had owed his success to the resentment felt by the pretorian guards and the rest of the army at Galba's refusal to pay the promised gold to the ones who supported his accession to the throne.
		From the remoter provinces, which had acquiesced in his accession, little help was to be expected; but the legions of Dalmatia, Pannonia and Moesia were eager in his cause, the pretorian cohorts were in themselves a formidable force and an efficient fleet gave him the mastery of the Italian seas.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/o/ot/otho.html (1268 words)

	- = HOUSE BERKANA = -
		The Praetorian Guard is an ancient warrior guild who have served the house for generations.
		The guard serve as the protectors of the house, in olden days they crewed the war vessels of the house and manned the battlements of the Dark Castle Berkana.
		The Guard were an influential group of warriors, their leader the Praetor who was elected every 6 months was afforded the title of 'honorary family member'.
	www.crimson-net.org /Berkana/codex (1102 words)

	Marcus Salvius Otho April 25 April 25 32 32 April...
		Desperate as was the state of his finances, thanks to his previous extravagance, he found money to purchase the services of some twenty-three soldiers of the Pretorian guard Pretorian guard.
		From the remoter provinces, which had acquiesced in his accession, little help was to be expected; but the legions of Dalmatia Dalmatia, Pannonia Pannonia and Moesia Moesia were eager in his cause, the pretorian cohorts were in themselves a formidable force and an efficient fleet gave him the mastery of the Italian seas.
		But the rashness of the emperor's brother Titianus Titianus and of Proculus Proculus, prefect of the pretorian guards, added to Otho's feverish impatience, overruled all opposition, and an immediate advance was decided upon, Otho himself remaining behind with a considerable reserve force at Brixellum Brixellum, on the southern bank of the Po.
	www.biodatabase.de /Otho (1407 words)

	Nations Of The World - Commencement Of The Decline And Fall
		These renowned Pretorian bands, in the highest state of discipline, were assembled in a permanent camp, just outside the walls of Rome, on the broad summit of the Quirinal and Viminal hills.
		During his reign a new Pretorian guard was organized, four times as numerous as the one disbanded.
		The Pretorian guard, in its luxurious suburban encampment, passed the scepter into the hands of Alexander, a cousin of Elagabalus, a modest youth of but seventeen years of age.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles33/roman-history-4.shtml (5583 words)

	pretorian - definition by dict.die.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		pretorian adj 1: of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" [syn: praetorian, praetorial, pretorial] 2: characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in respect to corruption or political venality; "a large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.
		pr['e]torien.] Of or pertaining to a pretor or magistrate; judicial; exercised by, or belonging to, a pretor; as, pretorian power or authority.
		Antiq.), that one of the four gates in a camp which lay next the enemy.
	dict.die.net /pretorian (99 words)

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		Accordingly, he suborned two tribunes stationed in the pretorian guard, Nemesianus and Apollinarius, brothers belonging to the Aurelian gens, and Julius Martialius, who was enrolled among the evocati and had a private grudge against Antoninus for not giving him the post of centurion on request.
		Greatest of all, the hire of those serving in the pretorian guard [lacuna] to that appointed [lacuna] by Severus [lacuna] [Sidenote:--13--] Though in truth he was praised by some for this (and not without reason), still he incurred (on the part of the sensible) a censure that quite counterbalanced it.
		There, so far as the zeal of the Pretorians went, he had him conquered (he had taken from them their breastplates scales and their grooved shields and had thus rendered them lighter for the battle): but he was beaten by his own cowardice, as Heaven had foreshown to him.
	www.gutenberg.net /1/2/0/6/12061/12061.txt (15663 words)

	Quo Vadis - A Narrative of the Time of Nero By Henryk Sienkiewicz - Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin- ...
		He was accompanied, therefore, on every expedition by whole legions of servants, without reckoning divisions of pretorian guards, and Augustians; of the latter each had a personal retinue of slaves.
		These were guarded by small detachments of pretorian infantry and cavalry; over each division of slaves were taskmasters, holding whips armed at the end with lumps of lead or iron, instead of snappers.
		The pretorian guards, in so far as they were not composed of foreigners, were made up of volunteers.
	www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in /resources/english/etext-project/Sienkiewicz/quovadis/chapter37.html (3002 words)

	CDV Board - history discussion:- French Imperial Guard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The French imperial guard remind of the Roman Proterians since they are they to protect the empire of rome the most elite in the army.
		The pretorian guard was only in battle if the Emperor was there and assigned to protect him.
		Yeah ur right the Imperial guard did consist of different units ike infantry, cavalry, grenadires etc and that is one thing which need to be worked on in cossacks II divide Imperial guard into one battlion.
	www.cdv-board.de /english/showthread.php?t=48016 (913 words)

	Domitian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the reign of his brother Titus, his situation remained essentially the same, since nobody saw him as future emperor.
		When Titus was dying, he managed to be hailed as the successor by securing the Pretorian Guard's support.
		The emperor knew that, according to an astrological prediction, he would die around noon.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Domitian (1008 words)

	Saints - Sebastian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Despite his success in evangelization from within the ranks of the Roman army, he was recognized as being a model soldier and was honored by the Emperor with an appointment to the ranks of captain in the pretorian guard.
		Sebastian was sentenced to death by archer firing guard, but against all odds, he survived the execution.
		Not to be deterred, as soon as Sebastian's health returned, he publically challenged the Emperor and his persecution of the Christians.
	www.scborromeo.org /saints/sebastia.htm (236 words)

	Grenada Studio - Historical Miniature Gallery, St. Petersburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		G269 Mounted Signifer with Vexillum of Pretorian Horse Guard.
		G266 Officer of Chasseurs a Cheval of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard.
		G268 Trooper of Chasseurs a Cheval of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard.
	grenada.ru /products (1533 words)

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		Mounted Signifer with Vexillum of Pretorian Horse Guard.
		Officer of Chasseurs a Cheval of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard.
		Trooper of Chasseurs a Cheval of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard.
	www.realminiatures.com /products.html (1137 words)

	Ger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		You and your friends shall not be outnumbered to-day in the gladiator to each Christian.
		Better stand with the be--would not prefer to be recruited from the Pretorian Guard.
		The audience likes to see a dead man in all his beauty will show their displeasure by not letting you kill him.
	www.explainthat.info /ge/ger.html (518 words)

	The Histories [of Ancient Rome] by Cornelius Tacitus:book 2
		Otho himself was attended by a personal bodyguard of picked physique and the remaining pretorian cohorts, by veterans of the Pretorian Guard, and by a large naval brigade.
		In addition, 1,000 cavalrymen drawn from the Pretorian Guard and the auxiliaries were set in motion as a reserve to put the finishing touches to a victory or help any troops in trouble.
		His brother Titianus and the pretorian prefect Proculus, with the eagerness of ignorance, claimed that fortune, heaven and Otho's guardian angel smiled upon their plans and would smile upon their performance: they had fallen back on flattery to prevent any attempt at opposition.
	www.ourcivilisation.com /smartboard/shop/tacitusc/histries/chap5.htm (7764 words)

	Year of the four emperors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Otho bribed the Pretorian Guard, already most unhappy with the emperor, to his side.
		Shortly afterwards, the Pretorian Guard killed him in the Forum.
		January 15 – Galba killed by the Pretorian Guard; in the same day, the senate recognizes Otho as emperor
	www.portaljuice.com /year_of_the_four_emperors.html (1347 words)

	Second Tiberius chat March 3, 2001
		The Pretorian Guard, later on in the empire, was ultimately the ones who decided who would be the next emperors!
		The part about the Pretorian guard choosing the Emperor is really interesting, because they usually chose a successor within the family of the recently "deceased" emperor.
		However, the first emperor the Pretorians actually chose, Claudius, was NOT a military man. He had never commanded any troop before being made Emperor by the guards.
	webwinds.www8.50megs.com /rome/tiberiuschat3.htm (4817 words)

	Politics: The Pretorian Guard
		"The Roman praetors were first established in 367 B.C. They evolved into the Praetorian Guard that came to exercise great power, making and unmaking emperors and allowing political and military action outside of the law.
		The Guard was characterized by corruption and political venality and was closed down by Constantine in 312 A. (John Stockwell) My recent article, The proper role of America's military, drew an extraordinary amount of e-mail.
		With the exception of two opposing views, it seems many Americans feel as I do - America's military is being used as the modern day version of the Roman Praetorian Guard.
	www.covenantnews.com /politics/archives/005917.html (132 words)

	Devvy Kidd -- The Praetorian Guard
		What rules that were observed were announced by the issuance of edicts.
		The Guard was characterized by corruption and political venality and was closed down by Constantine in 312 A. (John Stockwell)
		Because this is such a serious issue, I decided more information is needed for concerned Americans to research.
	www.newswithviews.com /Devvy/kidd53.htm (1971 words)

	Caracas Chronicles: The Three Armed Forces
		For instance, in the old scheme, if a tank driver (Army) was struck, he was replaced with a similarly trained reserve soldier coming from and trained by the Army.
		We can only conclude that the National Reserve and the Territorial Guard were designed for purposes other than those for traditional Reserves.
		If, one day, the National Guard is unable to cope with a situation, and the army is also overrun, we'll have a third organization (The National Reserve and Territorial Guard) involved in this sensitive task.
	caracaschronicles.blogspot.com /2005/10/three-armed-forces.html (397 words)

	World Tribune.com: Israel
		These included the Fatah's armed Tanzim movement and Force 17, the pretorian guard of the PA chairman.
		The headquarters of Force 17 was struck in Gaza, the statement said.
		The guards were posted at the offices of the National Insurance Institute.
	www.worldtribune.com /worldtribune/Archive-2000/me-israel-11-01.html (537 words)

	Pretorian - Definition of Pretorian by Webster's Online Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Of or pertaining to a pretor or magistrate; judicial; exercised by, or belonging to, a pretor; as, pretorian power or authority.
		pretorian - of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers"
		pretorian - characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in respect to corruption or political venality; "a large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...
	www.webster-dictionary.org /definition/Pretorian (113 words)

	Untitled Document
		The protest started at the side entrance in Photo 1 with Wesley, poster still folded, talking to a space cadet, asking her if he was at the Coast Guard Academy or something because everyone was wearing naval uniforms.
		She told him he was at the Church of Scientology™ and if he had some time maybe she could arrange a tour.
		At that the bull baiter started walking down the street, pointing and ordered Wesley to follow him, to which Wesley responded, "I'm not following you anywhere." Next the pretorian guard screamed that he was calling the police.
	www.thestraights.com /pickets/clearwater_protest_07_27_03.htm (368 words)

	Chapter 36 - Online Book Title: Quo Vadis - Author: Henryk Sienkiewicz - read complete book free
		pretorian foot were there, and, forming in line on both sides of the
		cohort of pretorians in Roman armor, pretorians composed of
		pretorian guards, in so far as they were not composed of
	www.readbookonline.net /read/239/7587 (3060 words)

	ACT II Page 2
		There are men in whose presence it is impossible to have any fun: men who are a sort of walking conscience.
		Better stand with the archangels than with the Pretorian Guard.
		I cannot believe that the archangels--whoever they may be--would not prefer to be recruited from the Pretorian Guard.
	www.web-books.com /classics/Nonfiction/Drama/Shaw/Androcles/Shaw_AndroclesC3P2.htm (820 words)

	Julia Soaemias (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Their rule was not popular and soon discontent arose.
		Julia Soaemias and Heliogabalus were killed by the Pretorian guard in 222.
		Julia was later declared public enemy and her name erased from all records.
	www.wikiverse.org /julia-soaemias (235 words)

	St. Sebastian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Despite his fame as the saint shot through with arrows in innumerable Renaissance paintings, we know little of this 3rd century Roman martyr, buried in the church catacomb bearing his name on the Appian Way.
		Traditionally he was a soldier promoted by the Emperor Diocletian to the rank of captain of the pretorian guard.
		His Christian faith only became known when he tried to protect victims of Diocletian's persecutions, whereupon he became one more of the Emperor's victims.
	www.hullp.demon.co.uk /SacredHeart/saint/StSebastian.htm (78 words)

	Guarded Statue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A lone gunman opened fire with an AK-47 on U.S. soldiers manning a guard post north of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, but no casualties were reported.
		The entrance is guarded by a painting of a fat lady in pink, who permits entry only after being given the correct password.
		US officials said that their forces fought skirmishes there with Iraq's Special Republican Guard, with two task forces going up to the Tigris river from the southern outskirts of the city before moving west towards the airport.
	www.lindacannongallery.com /45/88.html (1074 words)

	Domitian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When Titus was dying, he managed to be hailed as thesuccessor by securing the Pretorian Guard 's support.
		Domitian was murdered in September 96, in a plot organized by his senator enemies, Stephanus (the steward of the deceasedJulia Flavia), members of the Pretorian Guard and empress Domitia Longina.
		The emperor knew that, according to an astrologicalprediction, he would die around noon.
	www.therfcc.org /domitian-63070.html (946 words)

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